One Big Disclaimer: I only Own OC's. Destiny is owned by Bungie and...probably someone else, but not me. I will be taking liberties with some of Destiny's game mechanics and plot, but hey, aren't we all? Preferably read at least chapter one before deciding if you dislike it, but this is just me writing about destroying stuff. COS IT'S FUN.

Prologue: Venus

Smith looked through the starboard viewport at the immense star-scape stretching into infinity, and the lush green planet of Venus that occupied the lower half of his view. Seeing the planet as it was now, covered in forests and lakes, it was difficult to believe the fairy stories of before the golden age, when the planet contained no life, no atmosphere, nothing but acidic wastelands.

"Do you ever get tired of staring at planets, Smith?" A voice came round a door leading into the ship's conference room, shortly followed by its owner, a well-built man of around 20 with a prominent jaw, matted black hair, and brown eyes that suggested little happened behind them. Smith turned round and showed his own features, slightly smaller than his companion, with piercing blue eyes, blonde hair (also matted from too long under a helmet) and currently a raised eyebrow that said 'seriously?'

"We're gonna be the first humans to set foot on Venus in hundreds of years." Smith pointed out. "That doesn't deserve any response from you Bishop?"

Bishop grinned. "The chance to smash up some time travelling robots doesn't bother you? Come on, the speaker is calling." The pair walked into the conference room to see the third member of their fire team, a quite-tall-quite-thin man with brown hair that always stayed perfect, no matter how long he spent in a helmet. To Smith and Bishop, he was known as Luke.

The trio gathered, Luke hit a button on the projector dominating the room, and a hologram of a man in white robes wearing a blank mask appeared. The Speaker. He nodded to each of them in turn. "Guardian Adamant (Smith), Bulltrue (Bishop), and Ironsight (Luke). Your objective is simple. The Vex are a continued thorn in our side, however, we have recently obtained information regarding the whereabouts of one of the Vex strongholds on Venus. You will infiltrate the stronghold, overrun the Vex presence there, and attempt to obtain further information. Any questions?"

Smith spoke up. "Do we have any information about the scale of this stronghold?"

"Negative. You will need to do your own reconnaissance. Remember, we have very few battle ready guardians. Your lives matter more than any Vex hideout. If push comes to shove, we can bomb the area from low orbit, though mindless destruction is not my… preferred method of dealing with our enemies. Understood?" three nods. "Speaker out."

The hologram flickered into nothing, and Smith clapped his hands together. "Alright, let's get this show on the road. Luke, pilot us in."

Luke put the ship down in a small clearing, which he said was around 12 miles south of the stronghold's location. Smith had feared that their proximity would alert their enemies too soon, Bishop had downright wanted it to, but they had yet to obtain a visual on the stronghold, or pick anything up on the ships sensors, so they would have to get a closer look on foot. They geared up, donning helmets, armour, and fierce looking weapons. Finally they exited their ship, the New Dawn and stepped out onto the surface of an alien world.

Please follow, favourite, and review fairly. Next chapter, the law of the jungle, out later this week. BTW, my SAO story is waaay better, so try that if you're bored. See y'all!